Convertible vehicle with a separately moveable rear window
View Patent ↗A convertible vehicle includes a retractable top with a rear window laterally surrounded by flexible cover regions. The rear window is movable relative to the cover regions. The top has flexible and tensionable loose material portions that forms a water pockets for sealing between the cover regions and the sides of the rear window. Each loose material portion has a lower end fixed to a material holding hoop disposed beneath the rear window. The material holding hoop has a holding opening through which a part of the loose material portion extends.
1. A convertible vehicle comprising:
a retractable top having a rear window laterally surrounded by flexible cover regions and relatively movable with respect to the cover regions, the rear window having sides;
the top having a flexible and tensionable loose material portion that forms a water pocket for sealing between the cover regions and the sides of the rear window; and
each loose material portion having a lower end fixed to a material holding hoop disposed beneath the rear window, the material holding hoop having a holding opening through which a part of the loose material portion extends.
2. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the loose material portions each have an inner side edge with respect to the transverse direction of the vehicle, each holding opening being located at a lower end of one of the inner side edges of the loose material portion and close to a side of the rear window.
3. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the holding opening forms an opening for water drained off from the loose material portion.
4. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the loose material portion has a thickened edge at its inner side edge and close to a side of the rear window.
5. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the thickened edge includes a folded over marginal region of the material portion.
6. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the thickened edge includes a cord of flexible material disposed in a cavity of the folded over marginal region.
7. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the thickened edge extends into the holding opening of the material holding hoop.
8. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the thickened edge is fixed to the material holding hoop beneath the holding opening.
9. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 1 , further comprises a frame portion extending beneath the rear window, the loose material portions extending between the frame portion and the rear window.
10. A convertible vehicle comprising:
a retractable top having a flexible cover and an opening formed in the cover, the opening in the cover extending between spaced apart side edges of the cover, the cover having a tensionable loose material portion that forms a water pocket extending along each side edge of the cover,
the cover having a thickened edge extending along an inner side of the loose material portion to form a seal with a side of a rear window and prevent water penetration therebetween,
the top having a material holding hoop that extends beneath the rear window, the material holding hoop having a holding opening that receives a part of the loose material portion therethrough allowing water collected in the water pocket to pass to the material holding hoop.
11. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the thickened edge extends along an inner side of the loose material portion with respect to the transverse direction of the vehicle and is close to said side of the rear window.
12. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the thickened edge includes a folded over edge region of the loose material portion.
13. A convertible vehicle in accordance with claim 12 , wherein a tensioning cord is disposed in the folded over edge region.